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The 20 Best Plunge Pool Resorts in the Caribbean 

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 13, 2022
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Rosewood Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen The Rosewood Mayakoba is renowned for having some of the best, most attentive service in the wider Caribbean. But it’s the rooms that really speak to us. There are 129 suites here, ranging from lagoon suites to beachfront suites to beachfront villas. And they all have their own pools, with some set on dedicated terraces. There’s no place quite like Mayakoba and its acres and acres of mangroves and channels, and this resort is the centerpiece. 


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